College Diaries : Motilal Nehru College

Motilal Nehru College is a well established college of the University of Delhi which celebrated its golden jubilee in 2014.It is situated on Benito Juarez Marg. MLNC comes under the South Campus and is located near colleges like Venky,Ram Lal Anand,Aryabhatta.

Life On Campus

Motilal Nehru College has a vibrant on campus life. Activities under various committees are organized throughout the year.Because it is an on campus college, a healthy competition is promoted. Seminars, debates, cultural events, sports activities help in maintaining the lively aura of the college.

WiFi Campus

If nothing else , I’m sure this is going to grab some eyeballs. Motilal Nehru College is a fully WiFi enabled campus with free internet access for every student in the college which can be accessed by a unique username and password.

Societies

The college has a student union which requires all students to be its members because it promotes intellectual and cultural development and endeavors to give them training in the method and functioning of democratic institutions.

The various cultural societies are :-

Aadhaar – The Dramatics Society

Electra- The Western Dance Society

Chayankan- The Photography Society

Malhaar- The Music Society

Archon-Leadership & Personal Development Cell

Library

For all the bookworms,Motilal Nehru College has the largest library in DU with over one lakh books. The library is presently subscribing to 86 periodicals of literary, scientific and general interest. If you have nowhere to go,now you know where to go.

Placements

The placement cell along with career development center looks into placement for the students.Reputed companies such as Fluor India Limited,Ernst & Young,KPMG,AON Hewitt,Capital IQ,Grail Research etc. have visited the college for recruitment.If you’ve got it in you,they’ll surely take you!

Hangout Spots

Satya Niketan is a market nearby the college which has so many eating joints and restaurants that you’re undoubtedly going to be confused.The list of cafés is never ending and each month a new one opens up with better offers,discounts and great food! If you feel like eating delectable and exorbitant ( 😛 ) then Hauz Khas is not very far from the college. Hauz khas fort is a great chilling spot for the students of south campus. Lajpat nagar market and Sarojini nagar market are the locations for shopping.

College Canteen

When you’re tired of going out and eating at restaurants or have back to back lectures , the college canteen comes to the rescue. It provides a variety of dishes at subsidized rates and has indoor as well as outdoor seating.

Sports

Motilal Nehru College offers numerous sports activities like hockey, football, volleyball,table tennis, basketball etc but football has always kept the college name in discussion. The football team of MLNC evening has been one of the top 3 teams in the university. Footballers.. note down this one.

There is a small relaxing point inside the college popularly known by students as Sundari Chowk where one can come,de-stress and think clearly.

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